Noah - nice!
I don't know what to make of it all, but I love it. It's unbelievable how many traditions that can be found in the sediment of Christianity's stories.
Pratik - disturbing!
I don't think I've ever questioned the logic that you just spelled out, but it does support this picture of a god that wants to punish the very attributes it proclaims to have programmed in its subjects.
Candace - I'm floored!
I would love to work with someone to compile the canon of Wisdom. If she is the perfect entity of knowledge and, of course, wisdom, then I would rather be reading her book!